INDIA bloc aims to spread anarchy, bring Bangladesh-like regime change: Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar

Ranchi: Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on Friday accused the INDIA bloc of questioning constitutional provisions by alleging irregularities in the special intensive revision of electoral rolls without proof to "spread anarchy" and bring about a "regime change" like in Bangladesh.

The BJP has launched 'Save Democracy, End Anarchy' marches across the nation as a counter-offensive to the INDIA bloc's campaign demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and "vote theft".

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The INDIA bloc held a mammoth rally at the Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on Sunday over the issues that were preceded by a symbolic "public impeachment" of CEC Kumar at the residence of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in the national capital.

Addressing a press conference here, Majumdar, Union minister of state for education, said, "If you don't like the BJP, state your policies and present your leader before the public. We have Narendra Modi; show what you have.... If the people of the country believe that Rahul Gandhi should become Prime Minister, they will vote for you."

He claimed that the Congress has lost 56 elections so far. "People will not vote for them in the future either. It has not been in power in Tamil Nadu since 1969... After Jharkhand was formed, it has never ruled the state on its own."

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It has now aligned itself with "outsiders", the Left parties and their students' union to spread anarchy in the country, Majumdar alleged.

He claimed the opposition parties were questioning the provisions of the Constitution and attacking the Election Commission without any proof that the names of genuine voters have been deleted in the SIR exercise.

"This is the 12th time SIR is happening in the country. Of these, 10 SIR exercises were held when the Congress was in power. Since the Congress and its allies claim that 13 crore voters have been deleted from the electoral rolls, then we can say that such a thing happened earlier too," the Union minister said.

He further alleged that the opposition never tells the public whose names were deleted. "They are not bringing this truth before the public."

"Of the 13 crore names deleted, 6.3 crore are those who shifted from one place to another and became permanent residents. Duplicate registrations account for 2.8 crore, and another 2.8 crore names were dead voters," Majumdar claimed.

"When reporters asked him (Rahul Gandhi) about it, he said that 'he feels that voters' names have been deleted'. I want to tell him that allegations should not be based on feelings, but on evidence. The opposition parties moved the Supreme Court and faced humiliation," he said.

Majumdar said, "The Congress party's new allies want a regime change in India, like Bangladesh. They are directly speaking about it. But in a democracy, regime change cannot happen on the streets."